Outcome of public digital infrastructures should be social before being economical
Jaume Dubois, Senior consultant at ID30, previously former SVP Product and Projects at Gemalto, Thales and Laxton, explains its vision…
Identification for Development (ID4D)
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Digital identity schemes touted as drivers of economic growth in Ethiopia, Ghana
A policy advisor at Ethiopia’s MOSIP-based digital ID scheme, Gabriella Abraham, has described the project as a lever for the…
Pakistan ID boss to head UNDP digital transformation committee as World Bank mulls funding
Muhammad Tariq Malik, chairman of Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), has been appointed the chairman of the Technical…
Global estimate for people without ID reduced to 850M: ID4D report
Identification for Development (ID4D), the World Bank division devoted to identity projects, has completed an extensive update to its dataset…
World Bank is helping the displaced in Mozambique get IDs, birth certificates
There has been respite for thousands of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Mozambique as a civil registration and ID card…
Nigeria’s NIMC boss commends digital ID enrollments milestone as capacity increases
The head of Nigeria’s digital ID issuing agency praises the “unified ID approach” and ecosystem model adopted, calling it a…
Malawi’s biometric ID approaches total coverage, huge cost savings
From no national ID system in 2017, Malawi has now registered around 94 percent of its adult population and those…
ID4Africa LiveCast Episode 36
ID4Africa LiveCast Episode 36 Online December 7, 2022 – 13:30 GMT ID4Africa’s next LiveCast will feature thought leaders and senior…
Indian PM urges G-20 leaders to support digital inclusion efforts at Bali summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India has called on G-20 leaders to join global efforts in making access to digital…
Privacy International leader argues digital identity exceeds SDG scope on ID16.9 podcast
UN Sustainable Development Goal 16.9 is being interpreted by governments and the private sector in ways that promote digital identity…
